Past Stories
Gender-Related Marijuana Issues Seminar
Wed, May 2
If you think women’s liberation has nothing to do with cannabis . . . well, then you’re wrong, marijuana activists say. Attorney Alexis Wilson Briggs is scheduled to discuss gender-related issues in the marijuana...
Goo Goo Dolls
Thurs, May 3
Let’s face it: aside from a few bands of the time, the ’90s were a dead zone for rock. This quintessential ’90s group, however, is an exception. From ambiguous name to vivacious performances, Goo Goo Dolls is...
Upland Lemon Festival
Fri, April 27-Sun, April 29
“3 Days Where Lemon is King.” Does the city of Upland have a surplus of lemons? Why are those sour, drink-enhancing fruits being worshipped like Charlie Sheen on coke? This lemon festival invites...
Street Cred
Photo by Scott Neary
It takes some patience, but it’s worth getting to the end of Hollywood Boulevard
The guy over there is wearing an interesting hat.
It’s not really that-kind-of-hat weather but he wears it well, possibl...
The Misfits of Football
Indoor Football lives in the Inland Empire
In the United States pro football is king. And not just in sports. It left poor baseball in the dust sometime around 1980 as Americans discovered it to be the perfect sport for…
At First It’s Rough, Then It’s Sweet
Photo by Bill Gerdes
Brass Key may not be voted best dressed, but it makes up for it in personality
It looks like a derelict’s crash pad from the outside. Or a Lego house made by a 6-year-old who had…
The Colors Of Love
Think Like a Man and Five Year Engagement offer different takes on relationships
Love is a universal feeling, something we all share across the divides of race and gender. And yet, Hollywood romantic comedies often feature just...
Final Word
Tupac lives! The iconic rapper who was gunned down 15 years ago and once made getting “Thug Life” tattooed across one’s stomach fashionable—a drunken St. Patrick’s Day I still regret—made a surprise “live” appea...
Young At Harp
Active Child’s Pat Grossi pulls the strings
If you’re looking for a harp-slinging songwriter who isn’t afraid to create moody, gorgeous alt-tronica then Pat Grossi—professionally known as Active Child—is your man. The...
Hot Chix
MEMBERS:
Rene Contreras (vocals, maraca, cowbell, shock-value); Joey Gonzalez (guitar, vocals, only non-straight edge member); Adrien Parker (drums, vocals, perverted-humor); Pedro Garcia (bass, vocals, perverted-humor).
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Sobering Thoughts
Pomona Assemblywoman Norma Torres
We came close to a law that would have made sober drivers guilty of DUI
Imagine that you, a medical cannabis patient, are driving home from work when a car driven by a stoned-out oxycodone add...
¡Ask A Mexican!
BUY TACO USA! Gentle cabrones, my much-promised Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America has finally hit bookstores! Place your order with your favorite local bookstore, your finer online retailers, your craftier piratas, b...
The Rundown
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
I visit the website for the Redlands Daily Facts, notice that most of the stories are from other members of the sucky ring of William Dean Singleton newspapers, then click on a story about a councilmember op...
IE Food Truck Fest
Sun, May 6
If you are one of those people (hipsters) who loves food truck cuisine but hates having to scour the city in search of a deep-fried Snickers bar, then we have an event for you: the Citizens Business…
UCR Spring Splash 2012
Musiq Soulchild
Sat, April 28
Much like UCR’s Heat Music Festival, Spring Splash is an event sponsored by the university but immune to budget cuts. Airborne Toxic Event was the biggest artist the university ever obtained in ...
The 7 Day Stretch
Thurs/4/26
SKYSCAPES FOR THE SOUL
Artist Jeni Bate is well practiced in many different artistic techniques. From acrylic and oil paintings to gouache, Bates loves using color to create sky portraits. Using a specific technique ...
Hindsight
Photo by Tommy A. Purvis
I guess we were on to something. More than a month after the Weekly ran a cover story (Vol. 6, Issue 51) about the impact of the San Bernardino County DA’s gang injunction—namely that it…
A Day at the Races
UCR symposium looks at our post-LA Riots landscape to ask: Have we come a long way, baby?
Has questions of black and white ever been, well, black and white? Likely not, but then race relations have never been easy. Enter…
Return to the Desert
Coco Hames celebrates her birthday and spends some time in Pioneertown
Most of you will probably remember Lindsay “Coco” Hames by her three-piece garage rock band The Ettes, which has graced this side of Los Angeles before ...
Victoria Gardens Farmer’s Market and Chef Demonstration
No one can deny that when it comes time to cook, there’s an enticing option lying somewhere between going out to eat or heating up a quick frozen meal of instant gratification, neither of which can be considered fresh or&...
